Art Director

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Carole Ross

Designer_Art Director_Visual UX Designer

www.CAROLEROSS.com

SUMMARY

- An innovative design professional who not only excels at new media and web design, but has a solid foundation in traditional print design and production techniques

- An open and inquisitive individual who is excited by change and undaunted by challenge - Passion for social/ emerging media and mobile communications

- Team player - high energy level, and willingness to do “whatever it takes” EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

September 2015 – Present FREELANCE CONSULTANT – UU at Shelter Rock, Manhasset, NY Design and production of print ads, flyers, brochures and other corporate communications. Establish brand guidelines and implement across web, email and print channels. January 2015 – August 2015 FREELANCE CONSULTANT – Astoria Bank, Lake Success, NY Design and production of print ads, inserts, brochures and other corporate literature. Adhere to brand guidelines. In house production of large scale mounted posters printed with an HP DesignJet Z6200PS. June 2014 – Present FREELANCE CONSULTANT – 1-800 Flowers, Carle Place, NY Graphic Design for web banners, email blasts, and print projects in an extremely fast-paced environment. Team player, innovative designer and champion of brand identity. March 2011 – Present DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS – MariaZHopeFoundation.org, Kings Park, NY Founding member of the Non Profit to benefit alternative treatments for life threatening illnesses not covered by insurance. Responsible for all website design, code, photography, copy writing and graphic design. Handle local media advertisements for annual fundraising events including social media updates. August 2006 – May 2014 CREATIVE DIRECTOR – Fragrancenet.com, Deer Park. NY Hands on lead for an in-house design team, delivering outstanding design solutions for web, email marketing, and print deliverables, on-time and within budget. Translate business strategies and technical requirements into cohesive information design solutions for brand goals. Articulate and champion design principles for efficient crossmedia (e.g., online, print, mobile, etc.) production. Design and build private label beauty brands from conception to market.

February 1994 – August 2006 ART DIRECTOR – Halcyon Publications, Westbury, NY 11590 Report to the publisher. Design and produce economic development magazine supplements monthly. Identify and meet the needs of a broad spectrum of clients. Work within strict specifications, budget constraints, and tight deadlines. Able to deliver a quality product. Negotiate and purchase all art and photography. Extensive experience with current versions of Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Proficient with creating Adobe Acrobat pdf’s, utilizing preflight software to produce error-free high resolution documents for 4/C printing EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design SOFTWARE:

Adobe Creative Suite CC

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Dreamweaver

Wordpress

Microsoft Office Suite

Acrobat Professional

HTML/CSS

SKILL SET:

Web

Print

Email CMS - Lyris, Strongmail

Banner Ads

Packaging

Social Media

Management/Organized

Time Tracking/Budget

Collaborative

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